Ep. 28: Are you subsidizing AI's electricity costs?
with tech and climate journalist, Lindsay Muscato
In this episode, I’m joined by technology and climate journalist, Lindsay Muscato, to discuss the rising impact of AI on the environment. As AI becomes more engrained in our everyday lives, more and more electricity is needed to support our chatbot habits. When we save our photos in the cloud, we are actually storing our pics in data centers all across the country. These massive data centers are popping up all over the US, especially in rural areas to support the exponential growth of AI. Lindsay shares what this build out means for local communities, why some residents are pushing back as their electricity bills climb, and how this all ties into the global race to power the future of artificial intelligence.
About Lindsay Muscato:
Lindsay Muscato is an independent journalist, formerly a senior editor at TIME and editor at MIT Technology Review, who focuses on the intersection of technology and public policy, with special attention on climate. Her work has appeared in outlets nationally and internationally.
